Paul, Adding the actuator up front doesn't look too hard. You'll lose your the ability to use the manual lever by the driver's seat though. The actuator uses the same connection to the hood latch as the manual release.
Here's the actuator
Your 99 won't have a hole for the cable to go through
So you'll need to drill a hole like the 01-04 have
I have your package ready. Let me know if this is something you still want to try.